Holmes Middle School

Summary:

Holmes Middle School is a public middle school located in Livonia, Michigan, serving grades 7-8 with a student population of 656. The school is part of the Livonia Public Schools School District, which is ranked 84 out of 610 districts in Michigan and has a 4-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Holmes Middle School consistently performs above the state and district averages in M-Step and PSAT assessments across various subjects and grade levels. In 2023-2024, 60.5% of 7th-grade students were proficient or better in M-Step English Language Arts, compared to 52.4% for the district and 37.9% for the state. The school also demonstrates strong performance across various student subgroups, including African American, Hispanic, and Special Education students. For example, Holmes Middle School ranked 30th out of 300 Michigan middle schools for African American students and 19th out of 201 for Special Education students in M-Step English Language Arts.

While Holmes Middle School's academic performance is generally higher than the nearby Johnson Upper Elementary and Riley Upper Elementary schools within the Livonia Public Schools District, it faces competition from the highly-ranked schools in the neighboring Plymouth-Canton Community Schools District, such as East Middle School and Hillside Middle School.


Detail:

Public 7-8

 16200 Newburgh Rd
       Livonia, MI  48154-1721


(734) 744-2675

District: Livonia Public Schools School District

SchoolDigger Rank:
82nd of 897 Michigan Middle Schools

Per Pupil Expenditures:  $15,429 Help


Students who attend Holmes Middle School usually attend:

High:    Stevenson High School

Feeder schools for Holmes Middle School:

Elementary:    Buchanan Elementary School
    Coolidge Elementary School
    Hoover Elementary School

Student/teacher ratio:  19.2 Help
Number of students:  656

Racial breakdown:

White:
79.9%
Hispanic:
5.8%
African American:
5.6%
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Free/discounted lunch recipients:  25.3% Help


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Compare Details Holmes Middle School ranks better than 90.9% of middle schools in Michigan. It also ranks 2nd among 3 ranked middle schools in the Livonia Public Schools School District. (See more...)
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Compare Details In 2024 the calculated Average Standard Score was 88.37. (See more...)
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Student Body
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Compare Details Racial makeup is: White (79.9%), Hispanic (5.8%), African American (5.6%). (See more...)
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Compare Details 25.3% of students are receiving a free or discounted lunch. This is the lowest percentage in the Livonia Public Schools School District. (See more...)
Teachers
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Compare Details The student/teacher ratio at Holmes Middle School is 19.2, which is the highest among 6 middle schools in the Livonia Public Schools School District! (See more...)
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Finance
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Compare Details The average total spent per student at Holmes Middle School is $15,429. 3 middle schools in the Livonia Public Schools School District spend more per student.
Schooldigger 2024 Rankings:

Holmes Middle School:

SchoolDigger ranks Holmes Middle School 82nd of 897 Michigan public middle schools. (See Holmes Middle School in the ranking list.)

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Livonia Public Schools School District:

SchoolDigger ranks Livonia Public Schools School District 84th of 610 Michigan school districts. (See district ranking list.)


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Rank History for Holmes Middle School

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Rank History for all students at Holmes Middle School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools MI State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2006 86.35 43rd 806 94.7%
2007 81.76 96th 823 88.3%
2008 84.64 64th 839 92.4%
2009 82.60 85th 847 90.0%
2010 83.87 52nd 851 93.9%
2011 82.79 72nd 858 91.6%
2012 89.50 60th 900 93.3%
2013 90.23 58th 919 93.7%
2014 90.27 58th 921 93.7%
2015 80.45 133rd 919 85.5%
2016 87.08 82nd 894 90.8%
2017 91.07 56th 821 93.2%
2018 90.70 66th 838 92.1%
2019 82.47 110th 792 86.1%
2021 65.85 175th 675 74.1%
2022 81.96 102nd 776 86.9%
2023 87.75 90th 883 89.8%
2024 88.37 82nd 897 90.9%
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Rank History for Multi-racial students at Holmes Middle School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools MI State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2023 54.78 64th 163 60.7%
2024 69.20 42nd 176 76.1%
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Rank History for English Language Learner students at Holmes Middle School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools MI State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 56.90 51st 154 66.9%
2024 54.35 38th 88 56.8%
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Rank History for Special Education students at Holmes Middle School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools MI State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 56.29 115th 377 69.5%
2019 53.75 39th 76 48.7%
2023 64.73 48th 199 75.9%
2024 80.19 19th 201 90.5%
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Rank History for Low Socio Economic Status students at Holmes Middle School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools MI State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 91.02 30th 815 96.3%
2019 82.31 47th 672 93.0%
2021 65.00 132nd 523 74.8%
2022 92.68 19th 691 97.3%
2023 88.65 37th 825 95.5%
2024 85.48 57th 836 93.2%
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Rank History for Female students at Holmes Middle School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools MI State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 93.33 37th 794 95.3%
2019 81.91 85th 658 87.1%
2021 64.94 132nd 521 74.7%
2022 80.93 84th 657 87.2%
2023 79.81 103rd 770 86.6%
2024 83.39 87th 771 88.7%
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Rank History for Male students at Holmes Middle School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools MI State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 83.81 102nd 797 87.2%
2019 76.80 110th 639 82.8%
2021 58.07 180th 540 66.7%
2022 76.58 112th 658 83.0%
2023 89.06 75th 776 90.3%
2024 88.61 69th 786 91.2%
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Rank History for Asian students at Holmes Middle School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools MI State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 63.28 38th 104 63.5%
2023 51.38 50th 87 42.5%
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Rank History for African American students at Holmes Middle School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools MI State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 57.24 127th 366 65.3%
2019 80.67 18th 196 90.8%
2023 71.52 61st 310 80.3%
2024 79.14 30th 300 90.0%
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Rank History for Hispanic students at Holmes Middle School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools MI State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 96.04 5th 266 98.1%
2019 96.37 2nd 137 98.5%
2021 45.07 39th 69 43.5%
2022 77.23 22nd 138 84.1%
2023 84.66 20th 246 91.9%
2024 78.81 39th 257 84.8%
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Rank History for White students at Holmes Middle School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools MI State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 85.45 72nd 678 89.4%
2019 78.17 102nd 624 83.7%
2021 61.58 175th 577 69.7%
2022 75.48 123rd 638 80.7%
2023 83.85 88th 688 87.2%
2024 84.13 85th 701 87.9%
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Data source: test scores: Michigan Department of Education, rankings: SchoolDigger.com

As you review the school rankings data, please be aware that some of the information from certain demographics is missing. The reason for this omission is that the data has been redacted from the source data itself due to low population samples in these specific demographic groups.

Redacting data from low population samples is a necessary step to ensure the reliability and accuracy of the results, as small sample sizes may not be representative of the broader population. Additionally, this measure helps protect the privacy of individuals belonging to these demographic groups.

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Enrollment information for Holmes Middle School

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Year White African American Asian Hispanic American Indian Pacific Islander Two or More Races Not Specified Total
1988 493 3 8 1 0 n/a n/a 0 505
1989 502 2 12 2 0 n/a n/a 0 518
1990 538 4 8 6 0 n/a n/a 0 556
1991 585 2 11 2 0 n/a n/a 0 600
1992 583 4 12 2 0 n/a n/a 0 601
1993 594 7 17 3 2 n/a n/a 0 623
1994 633 9 18 5 1 n/a n/a 0 666
1995 596 16 13 6 3 n/a n/a 0 634
1996 596 16 13 6 3 n/a n/a 0 634
1997 598 7 19 1 11 n/a n/a 0 636
1998 653 7 14 4 1 n/a n/a 0 679
1999 671 9 12 5 4 n/a n/a 0 701
2000 631 7 13 6 2 n/a n/a 0 659
2001 628 8 19 7 2 n/a n/a 0 664
2002 587 10 15 18 1 n/a n/a 0 631
2003 587 10 15 18 1 n/a n/a 0 631
2004 555 9 18 13 0 n/a n/a 0 595
2005 609 8 18 4 1 n/a n/a 0 640
2006 613 11 11 10 1 n/a n/a 2 648
2007 866 21 16 21 1 n/a n/a 8 933
2008 838 16 20 22 2 n/a n/a 5 903
2009 837 19 25 17 1 n/a n/a 8 907
2010 783 20 30 13 0 n/a n/a 13 859
2011 745 23 25 15 1 0 7 0 816
2012 677 33 15 25 6 0 36 0 792
2013 650 39 20 27 5 0 27 0 768
2014 669 40 27 35 1 0 20 0 792
2015 646 39 29 43 0 0 32 0 789
2016 646 34 37 39 0 0 29 0 785
2017 674 30 31 35 2 0 20 0 792
2018 620 29 26 41 2 0 19 0 737
2019 635 37 26 39 1 0 21 0 759
2020 651 33 25 38 2 0 16 0 765
2021 618 31 21 44 2 0 23 0 739
2022 554 32 24 39 1 0 28 0 678
2023 524 37 25 38 2 0 30 0 656

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

About Enrollment/Ethnicity

For more information about how the Department of Education defines ethnicity, see Defining Race and Ethnicity Data, National Center for Education Statistics

Students eligible for free or discounted lunch at Holmes Middle School

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Year # Students Full-time Teachers Student/Teacher ratio % Free/Discounted Lunch
1988 505 n/a n/a n/a
1989 518 n/a n/a 1.5
1990 556 39.0 14.2 0.7
1991 600 n/a n/a n/a
1992 601 n/a n/a 1
1993 623 n/a 0.0 1.3
1994 666 30.1 22.1 2.1
1995 634 29.0 21.9 0.9
1996 634 29.0 21.9 0.9
1997 636 32.0 19.9 0.9
1998 679 31.0 21.9 0.4
1999 701 35.0 20.0 0.7
2000 659 34.6 19.0 0.8
2001 664 34.3 19.4 0.9
2002 631 32.3 19.5 2.2
2003 631 32.3 19.5 2.2
2004 595 30.8 19.3 2.9
2005 640 29.1 22.0 1.4
2006 648 29.0 22.3 2.2
2007 933 46.2 20.2 5.2
2008 903 43.3 20.9 8.7
2009 907 43.6 20.8 10.2
2010 859 39.9 21.4 12.2
2011 816 37.5 21.7 13.1
2012 792 36.6 21.6 14.1
2013 768 35.6 21.5 15.4
2014 792 36.4 21.7 13.9
2015 789 36.0 21.9 16.1
2016 785 36.0 21.8 13.2
2017 792 35.1 22.5 11.2
2018 737 35.7 20.6 18.5
2019 759 33.9 22.3 20.4
2020 765 34.0 22.5 18.3
2021 739 37.7 19.5 24
2022 678 34.0 19.9 22.4
2023 656 34.0 19.2 25.3

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

About Students eligible for discounted/free lunch:

The National School Lunch Program (NSLP) provides low-cost or free meals to students in U.S. public and nonprofit private schools based on household income. Those with incomes below 130% of the poverty line receive free lunch, while those between 130% and 185% qualify for reduced-price lunch. The percentage of students receiving free or reduced-price lunch serves as a marker for poverty, as it reflects the socioeconomic status of families in a given school or district. A higher FRPL rate typically indicates a higher concentration of low-income families, suggesting that the school or district may face additional challenges in providing adequate resources and support for student success.

Student/Teacher Ratio Holmes Middle School

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Year # Students Full-time Teachers Student/Teacher ratio % Free/Discounted Lunch
1988 505 n/a n/a n/a
1989 518 n/a n/a 1.5
1990 556 39.0 14.2 0.7
1991 600 n/a n/a n/a
1992 601 n/a n/a 1
1993 623 n/a 0.0 1.3
1994 666 30.1 22.1 2.1
1995 634 29.0 21.9 0.9
1996 634 29.0 21.9 0.9
1997 636 32.0 19.9 0.9
1998 679 31.0 21.9 0.4
1999 701 35.0 20.0 0.7
2000 659 34.6 19.0 0.8
2001 664 34.3 19.4 0.9
2002 631 32.3 19.5 2.2
2003 631 32.3 19.5 2.2
2004 595 30.8 19.3 2.9
2005 640 29.1 22.0 1.4
2006 648 29.0 22.3 2.2
2007 933 46.2 20.2 5.2
2008 903 43.3 20.9 8.7
2009 907 43.6 20.8 10.2
2010 859 39.9 21.4 12.2
2011 816 37.5 21.7 13.1
2012 792 36.6 21.6 14.1
2013 768 35.6 21.5 15.4
2014 792 36.4 21.7 13.9
2015 789 36.0 21.9 16.1
2016 785 36.0 21.8 13.2
2017 792 35.1 22.5 11.2
2018 737 35.7 20.6 18.5
2019 759 33.9 22.3 20.4
2020 765 34.0 22.5 18.3
2021 739 37.7 19.5 24
2022 678 34.0 19.9 22.4
2023 656 34.0 19.2 25.3

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

About Student-Teacher Ratio

Student/teacher ratio is calculated by dividing the total number of students by the total number of full-time equivalent teachers. Please note that a smaller student/teacher ratio does not necessarily translate to smaller class size. In some instances, schools hire teachers part time, and some teachers are hired for specialized instruction with very small class sizes. These and other factors contribute to the student/teacher ratio. Note: For private schools, Student/teacher ratio may not include Pre-Kindergarten.
Finances

Per Pupil Expenditures for Holmes Middle School

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YearExpenditures from Federal FundsExpenditures from State and Local FundsTotal Expenditures Per Pupil (All Funds)
2019 $757 (6.8%) $10,313 (93.2%) $11,070
2020 $455 (3.9%) $11,258 (96.1%) $11,714
2021 $511 (4.1%) $11,901 (95.9%) $12,411
2022 $828 (6.1%) $12,701 (93.9%) $13,529
2023 $1,194 (7.7%) $14,235 (92.3%) $15,429

Data source: Michigan Department of Education
Pre and Post Pandemic Data

Impact of COVID-19 on Holmes Middle School

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Rankings

Rank
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)
Rank
Post pandemic (2022-2023)
Change (%)
Ranks 110th of 792 Middle schoolsRanks 90th of 883 Middle schools
 3.7%

Test Scores

% proficient
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)
% proficient
Post pandemic (2022-2023)
Change (%)
7th Grade English Language Arts (Holmes Middle School)61.258.2
 3%
   7th Grade English Language Arts (Livonia Public Schools School District)55.451.3
 4.1%
   7th Grade English Language Arts (Michigan)42.736.9
 5.8%
7th Grade Math (Holmes Middle School)54.953.4
 1.5%
   7th Grade Math (Livonia Public Schools School District)47.443.2
 4.2%
   7th Grade Math (Michigan)35.731
 4.7%
8th Grade Social Studies (Holmes Middle School)37.139.8
 2.7%
   8th Grade Social Studies (Livonia Public Schools School District)33.835.4
 1.6%
   8th Grade Social Studies (Michigan)2826.7
 1.3%
8th Grade English Language Arts (Holmes Middle School)73.275.8
 2.6%
   8th Grade English Language Arts (Livonia Public Schools School District)68.365.4
 2.9%
   8th Grade English Language Arts (Michigan)61.959.7
 2.2%
8th Grade Mathematics (Holmes Middle School)58.153.3
 4.8%
   8th Grade Mathematics (Livonia Public Schools School District)49.543.8
 5.7%
   8th Grade Mathematics (Michigan)41.436.3
 5.1%

Student Body

Number of students
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)
Number of students
Post pandemic (2022-2023)
Change (%)
Total Students759656
 13.6%
African American3737
American Indian12
 100%
Asian2625
 3.8%
Hispanic3938
 2.6%
Pacific Islander00
White635524
 17.5%
Two or More Races2130
 42.9%
% Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients20.4%25.3%
 4.9%


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Frequently Asked Questions about Holmes Middle School

Students who attend Holmes Middle School usually go on to attend Stevenson High School

Yes. Holmes Middle School ranks in the top 9.1% of Michigan middle schools.

Students at Holmes Middle School are 80% White, 6% Hispanic, 6% African American, 5% Two or more races, 4% Asian.

In the 2022-23 school year, 656 students attended Holmes Middle School.


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